The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1887-02-24

established on the line OF the Burlington O
Missouri River railroad i'm Nebraska be-
tween Paramount and Chester, istance
forty-eight miles, to take effect February
81, the line to be known as the Paramount
end Chester railway p~ostoflce. Railway
p~ostofice service has also been established
on the line Of the Nebraska & Colorado
railroad between Edgar and Curtis. Neb.,
distance 1853 miles, to take effect February
21, the line to be known as the Edgar and
Curtis railway p~ostofBce.
A VERY sensational divorce suit was
fled in the district court of Lancaster
county last week. Matilda Bailey figures
as the plaintiff who prays the court to
sever the nuptial bonds that bind her to
Thomas Bailey. The parties in the C q,
are well-known residents ofSeward county,
where they nave mainly resided since
their marriage at Lyons. Ia, in August,
1868. Mrs. Bailey is now l~ivingin Lancas
ter county. while her husband, who is said
to worth $50, 900, still operates the Sew
county homestead.
GOVERNOR JOHN M. THAYER, department
commander, G. A. r., OF Nebraska, has is
sued a circular IN which he says that for
the purpose OF securing the location OF the
Ninth annual reunion Of soldiers and sailors
to be held this year at such time as may
be designated, sealed proposals will be re.
ceived at department headquarters in
Grand Island until March ~, from cities,
towns and villages OF the tate. PROPOSE
ions must be accompanied by n written
guarantee endorsed by five or more respon-
sible persons, that their locality will fur.
mis- free Of charge, at least $40 acres OF
ground, seventy.five tons of hay. fifty tons
OF straw and 100 cords of wood oil deliv.
cred by or before the first Friday prior to
the reunion; also a good quality and sui.
fcient quantity OF watec, forty tons of ice
delivered during the we lex; tents. camp
equipage, munitions of war, and all other
articles necessary for use and convenience
at such a gathering.
SENATOR HENDERSON has got an appro-
priation through the senate Of 500, 600
to enlarge the postoffice and custom house
building at Omaha.
III Blair waterworks paid for them.
selves on the occasion of the first fire, do.
ing splendid execution and saving the town
from what at the outset threatened a
costly conflagration.
SAM STEVENSON and Jim Lindsey, OF
Omaha, had trouble about the same girl
and agreed to settle the affair in a friendly
bout" Twelve stubborn rounds were
fought in the presence OF about one hum
dred persons. On the thirteenth round
both men refused to toe the mark, and the
fight was declared a draw.
TIE NEBRASKA LEGLSLATURR .
LINcoLE. Feb. 12.-HoUsE.-A large
number of committee reports were re-
,eived. Whitmore's bill providing for the
printing and public posting of schedules OF
freight rates was indefinitely postponed.
Senate file number forty-three, the three
cent passenger rate bill, was advanced to
third reading, the motion by which it was
placed on general file being reconsidered.
H. r. No. 90, appropriating $4,000 for ex-
Gov. Furnas. was formally reported. II.
K. No. Ala, the bill creating an industrial
home, was reported for indefinite post
ponement, but on motion OF Young, was
placed on the general file. Wilsey offered a
resolution setting forth that there were in
the hands of the committee on banking
and currency several bills that were given
them thirty days ago, n which ought to
have been reported long ago, and request
ing the committee to report Immediately
on the bills in their hands. TIL resolution
was rejected.
LINCOLN, FEB. 12.-SENATE.-The Lin
coin charter bill was read the third time.
and when put to vote was passed by the
unanimous vote OF the senate. When the
reached in the afternoon, under which the
Omaha charter was the first on the list,
Lininger stated that several members were
absent, and moved that the order be sus-
pended. The motion carried, and this or
der, with the Omaha charter at the front,
will be the first thing before the senate
Monday. The judicial districting bill was
read the third time and passed. No other
business was transacted except to receive
the reports OF a few committees, ana the
senate adjourned until Monday at 2 p. m,
LINCOLN, Feb. 14-Senate.-The entire
forenoon session to-day was consumed by
the third reading of the Omaha charter,
and a portion of the afternoon was taken
up in the completion OF this formidable
NIIcu Ii ItdtiiilS Hbl oSCh Coik'
pleted, at 3:45 p. m, Robbins, OF Valley,
moved an adjournment, stating that sew
eral gentlemen who wished to be here when
the bill was acted upon were absent, one
or two OF these being sick. The motion
was lost by a vote of 10 Is. A vote was
then taken which resulted as follows:
Ayes-Burnham. Calkins. Casper, Conger,
Duras. Fuller, Heartwell, Higgins OF Cass,
Higgins ofColfax. Keckley, Lininger, Majors,
Meiklejohn. Moore. Robbins. Schmiuke,
Smell, Sprick. Ste ling. Tzschuck, Wolbach,
Wright-22. Noes-Bonesrell, Campbell,
Lindsay, Linn and Shervin. Absent
Brown, Colby, Holmes and Vandemark.
Excused from voting-Kent and McNamar.
The senate then went into committee of
the whole and considered q few bills OF
small Importance.
LINCOLN, Feb. 14.-HoUsE.-The follow
ing bills were passed: To establish a bureau
OF labor and industrial statistics. To APP
propriate SO, 9sS.SO for compromising
Charles A. Johnson for destruction OF his
property in the endeavor to capture a muir
derer in Burt county. To provide for dis
position OF unclaimed moneys in the hands
OF the county treasurers collected as penal
ties for unpaid taxes. The bill to provide
for collecting delinquent taxes by distress
was lost, receiving only A votes, with 43
a